The 2009 Indian general election polls in Andhra Pradesh were held for 42 seats in the state.

[1] The major contenders in the polls were the Third Front, Indian National Congress and Praja Rajyam.

Telugu Desam Party (TDP) left the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) after the losses in 2004, and now joined the Third Front.

Telangana Rashtra Samithi who were part of the UPA, in the 2004 election, also now allied with the Third Front.

These were the first elections for the movie star Chiranjeevi led Praja Rajyam.